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Re: Background colors in IV3.1beta

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From: Mark Linton
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 18:27
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In article <9208111959.AA13157@public.BTR.COM>, eeh@btr.com (Eduardo E. Horvath  eeh@btr.com) writes:
|> With the coming and going of WidgetKit::flat(), I begin to wonder how to
|> find the appropriate background color for a background, to put under
|> transparent glyphs, such as glue and margins.
|> 
|> WidgetKit::background() appears to be providing white, WidgetKit::foreground()
|> is returning black, while I want the default color that at present should
|> be closer to gray.

The assumption is that you can use Kit::inset_frame or Kit::outset_frame
to get the desired background.  If this is not appropriate, I'd be curious
to know more about the circumstances where you want the gray background.
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